공회당 건물로 시작한 인제성당 이야기

공회당 건물로 시작한 인제성당 이야기 The Inje Catholic Church's Origins as a Communist Assembly Hall

종합안내판: 인제성당

국문

인제성당은 한국전쟁 당시 북한의 영향권 아래 공회당으로 사용되었던 건물의 기초 구조부를 그대로 활용하여 건립하였다. 옛 공회당 건물은 한국전쟁 중에 포격으로 지붕부가 파괴되고 벽체만 앙상하게 남아 있었다. 그 잔해를 허물고 바닥구조물과 벽체를 그대로 활용한 것이다. 이러한 건축적 특징을 통해 인제성당이 간직한 한국 근대사의 흔적을 살펴볼 수 있다.

• 한국전쟁 중 폭격으로 사면 벽체만 남은 공회당

영문

The Inje Catholic Church's Origins as a Communist Assembly Hall

Following independence from Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945), the Korean peninsula was divided at the 38th parallel by U.S. and Soviet forces. This site, situated north of the 38th parallel, was the site of an assembly hall of the North Korean Communist Party. During the Korean War (1950-1953), the roof of the assembly hall was destroyed in an artillery attack and only parts of the walls survived. By the end of the war, the area had come into the control of South Korean forces. When the church building was built in 1956, the rubble was cleaned out and the church was constructed atop the remaining concrete floor and walls. This unique feature of Inje Catholic Church makes it a symbol of Korea’s 20th-century history.